KCVG

KCVG (89.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hastings, Nebraska, United States. The station serves the Hastings and Grand Island areas. The station is owned and operated by the Bott Radio Network and carries its Christian radio format.

For the airport serving the Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan area assigned the ICAO code KCVG, see Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
KCVG
CityHastings, Nebraska
Broadcast areaHastings and Grand Island
Frequency89.9 MHz
BrandingBott Radio Network
Programming
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
OwnerBott Radio Network
(Community Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
Former call signs
KFKX (1996-2016)
Former frequencies
90.1 MHz (1997-2017)
Call sign meaning
Christian Voice of Grand Island (CV is used in many Bott callsigns)
Technical information
Facility ID78448
ClassC3
ERP16,000 watts
HAAT122 meters
Transmitter coordinates
40°47′11.00″N 98°22′0.00″W

History

KFKX went on the air in 1996 on 90.1 MHz as the station of Hastings College. Hastings College announced on May 4, 2016 that it would shut down KFKX on June 30. In its decision, the college cited the station's insufficient listenership and a declining number of jobs in the radio industry. KFKX's studios would continue to be used for podcasts and an Internet radio stream.[1]

Effective November 1, 2016, Hastings College sold KFKX to Bott Radio Network for $37,500. The station changed its call sign to KCVG on November 8, 2016. KCVG moved its transmitter to a site near Doniphan and became a class C3 station on 89.9 MHz, allowing it to increase power and cover Grand Island. Community Broadcasting put KCVG back on the air on January 11, 2017 with the Bott Radio Network of Christian programs, replacing two translators.[2]

References
  1. Miller, Austin (May 5, 2016). "KFKX shutting down this summer". NBC Nebraska. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. "Bott Radio Network Expands in Central Nebraska". Bott Radio Network. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.


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